JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In less than 24 hours, family and friends of Cherish Perrywinkle will say their final goodbyes. Funeral preparations are underway for what Cherish's pastor is calling a 'celebration of her life.'

Several funeral homes offered their services for free, but Hardage-Giddens Town and Country Funeral Home will be donating their services, the cemetery plot and headstone for little Cherish.

"They reach out as soon as they hear that something like this has happened to find out 'what can we do?'" said Ann Dugger with The Justice Coalition.

Dugger is helping Cherish's family with the funeral arrangements and said that in 18 years of helping victims of violence, she always feels like she's dealing with tragedy for the first time.

"No words can describe how I feel right now. At this time, nothing makes sense. I am in shock and disbelief that my precious Cherish is gone."

Dugger said she's been at Rayne Perrywinkle's home a lot the last few days and says the girl's mother has been struggling with what happened Friday night.

"She beats herself up about it every few minutes; that how in the world could she have placed her trust in somebody," said Dugger.

Pastor Dobbs said the service is going to be like no other.

"It's not going to be the typical funeral that is going to be a downer," said Dobbs. "I want to make her live forever because I believe that she's alive forever in Heaven, so I want, when people they leave here on Friday I want them to see a live girl that is in Heaven with Jesus and not a little girl that's in the hole."

The viewing will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Paxon Revival Center Church at 5461 Commonwealth Avenue. The funeral services will also be held at the church Friday at 2 p.m. The services are open to the public.